New-York tribune., 1887-10-23
THE LINCOLN MONUMENT.
CEREMONIES IN LINCOLN PARK.
THE STATUE UNVEILED BY LITTLE ABE LINCOLN
--LEONARD SWEETS ADDRESS.
10y TELEGRAPH O THE TpIrINH1

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CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-"Boom, BOOM" roacd two OF
Battery D's guns at Lincoln Park this afternoon. AS
tho sound Of the cannon died away over the water
Of Lake Michigan little ABE" Lincoln stepped up TO
tho base Of tho flag covered bronze figure OF his gand-
father ard pulled rope which held the covering. Tho
folds slowly unooScncd and dropped down at the base
and the tall erect figure Of Abraham Lincoln shone
brightly IN the sun which struggled through tho
clouds at that moment. tremendous shout went up
from tho 5000 people assembled and was jonel IN
q moment later by the roar from the cannon.
A chilly breczo swept over Lincoln Park wheu
Mayor Roche arrived. lie was shortly afelwald
joined by Mr.. ST. GaudenS, the sculptor OF the monu-
and the Lincoln Park COmmis ssiOners, headed by
Mr.. Coudy The patty took seats on the PLATFORM
and In a halfhour members Of the City Council the
County Board and Judges Prcndergast, Anthony, Tut
HILL Gary, sheppard and Baker and other prominent
county officials arrived The committee OF arrange
ments and the Speakers occupied seats nearest tho
statue General Terry and staff were also present
Mayor Roche, master of ceremonies made bflei
speech. The crowd had by this time been added to-
and sea OF faces Spread over the ground almost TO
North At the end OF the opening speech by the
Mayor the band struck up patriotic air The pre-
scntatiOn Of the statue was made by T. f. Wthiow'
who spoke for ten minutes. MIR. WitirOw conhhe"
himself to brief sketch Of the donor OF the ef I'll
Bates.
Little abe" Lincoln had been sent up to the foot
OF the statue duiug the delivery Of Mr. Nithfo"
Speech and a few seconds onIy Lad elapsed amer 'he
last word had been said when the littio fellow puicu
the cord ard exposed the beautiful, figure In bronze
Tho bandmaaer once more waved his baton and
thirty -eighs guns were nicd. 1t was seNVa
guns fired. 1t eral moments before Mr..
Goudy who accepted the gift on behalf OF tho Lincoln farH
Commissioners aud the reople could be heard when tho
applause had died away Mr.. Candy arose and In ten
minutes speech patriotic and timely. accepted the gift
Then the queted down to listen 10 Lcsnard swets
address on Fine Life OF Lincoln,
The most marked Characteristic OF Mr. Lincoln his
another like him He stands out from ,n ne r,, whole
Judicial Circuit with him i9r eleven yca'I% % anu IN IN Inc
allotment between hm ana the a,c l Snugr ,nt with N him.
always short coffee III the morning burned
Tails streams Without bridges and swollen and had
TO be sw4m sopgls Gen muddy and ana almost @ rci
down. with fence rails for prizes and yet never heard
Mr Lincoln compl,'n Of ANYTHING ,-.,. .., .,,.u..
H' charae:er 'a' Of great drect9ess @ ana fcmd @
warmth 10 the body ami not ornament. lie never
got the better OF his feowman in trade and
necs neCT 70 1@sS oo o.v Ug or yo M o lie never .e
liquor tobacco but labOed diligently
w ni' mail lie wa however vcfv generous
iatei election the rre-deny
when he loft sprngaed had to borrow and then a. FAR
his e1neu'os and e hun over unt he could d"w from me
lived an circles move IN every grade
station he equally entertaining and
pol tcian he wa. also peculiar He empoyed tactics
wnoly Ghe'Sn & ion % 1n' poG@5 5 we erte gtcat csnse,
and ddnot nsleve those results could be haene
political manipulation He believed from The nr' th tho
.ana t tie, co.stcd sn py in aeirn-
place and s'yne until evens i"nnd Inn there Is belief
Sd% no n@ uniSr.,ood vSen coasdeicd in reirfSnce
s5s dcs1.d h,a..n ho l, ae, Of m n, mrs,
not stand We must become either all 'lAvr or oil
isSa s' S us.nee Ts s of n.s
have their immediate oonsequeu on the ground
tiry0o
Of the epnDlc An Vary ana should De & anm
after he was oeaiHn wcIt cIltcrs thesr ~ a. 'a"
tHnE that mistake bat have never beevcIit va AMI
will the day ~ which YOU VIII consider that ihe
Sc@5 mot p9'e wH9sly his hay. ,y1, any one @u %
Of of o .nSis @ n M any was P r PEI @ 5 e wnSo
II to be IN. genuine ge[ poo@L Ne "d no, Gs'ey'
lie never R rrcorHrs% as duty in %%sef appoint any
to ofAce simply becanse he mad boon political dIsna
enemy. | present onGe at an in'erv'y 9etws.1
Mr.. Lincoln, At tho Wlt IOaso' In Ie%enG9 ,r.rS to
urgd IL fayor Of ino removal IN nat e.giG be
abused Lincoln personally and was opposed TO "is sec
Mr incen last got OFT Of pa aal ied TIE inter
view as follows: You canno n'"k 10 be, BE 9a 1 -
t as Upon H. tnc"y tl@t eyeiy olei mus ,n
man man n.1T, M m no. c ~ ~. @ t,c e. Liter VA rre. ient
T6. snhlmc and crowninE cnsracjcristc oi Mr. Lincoln
however ms elfielaucc rns the e'even years w''
with MIN at the "a o tbs ste never Knew Inn ASK 10
adv.cc sfrend about anything never knew & mn, ~
Of m cour t. iufn to M ai h,aly'e "a.
nssrcst t. akin siYes % enea k"W .,,, 10 Or n s
Eate WIN Dong 1 At 80 10 '1 49, o' .,l. ' ne va.
10 speak at Bloominsioi tns ams '1y ~.d & ""g , i ~
Douglas follow question: amt The object Of i' meet
Ing TO have each Of yoa assume You a'e Douglas ana
ne most nqa|tye mn aave ' sv,T kn9wn ,yr1
and bo got to our ourney end he wond know an ne
shop by Tie k'lnIh over aud learn
It would o low it ~oni doG al ~hT II Improve
ms9 upon IT, - ti1 2ng % man "a vs sy, ,ra w. .e
well M Lincoln 'crin a. ro ,io o ml,s' M ,rc1' a,
with elementary 1oks lelinns ia s idle age VIA" n'""
Tho trustees of Mr.. Bates, tho eiNcr OF
tho statue, rccci. cd dc-gns from most OF
the scuiptois OF note, including number If
foreigners, and finally selected that Of Augustus ST.
Gaudcns Of NcwYoit, VITO has devoted TIE past three
years to tbs work. Il3 luckily found an absolutely
correct portrait begin his task wiii. Inmcdiacl,
after the nomination Of L''on fer the ITcslcn Leon
ard W Vok of this city, ma lc ask from lie Of the
fac, After many VIC udc- this mask iotln ly Nr.
~ Gaudcns In the cellar Of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York lie, appicclating its lncsimablo
vauc history well for art, put 1t In place of
safety. number Of gentlemen adlol their sub
criptons to his and paid Mr.. Vok for It more than
twice the asked by his II Is now the sub
scrlbeIs property They propose to have bronze cast
made for tue National Government, duly IN c'io"d IL
be placed on the National archives as BE anthcn'ic
model all time Of the face OF the Emancipation The
result of Mr. ST. Gaulcnss wok Is most satisfactory to
al! Iincolns friends The President stands In an habit
ual attitude, body resting chiefly the right leg
the lefL bc'ug slightly a"N"n0d Inc Hgh' nan -
resting on the lax and til, left ciuchcs tho ia e 0i
his coat pose very hequcnt with nton In ~ iaicr
daya The frOck coal uHbutiOn'd and the collar ana
cravat are treated with simple II hciity The halr heed
,sesy thrown up and back The head Inclined Forward
90 IL addressing on ooklng thought fully a. prisois before
him Tho se selected for the statue II ADM aiIc.
- an(s lust at the entrance TO the park ana iacns
Dearborn ave-